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Meaning of dyden i midten, sagde Fanden; han satte sig mellem to advokater | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

lawyers are evil

rare

Examples

“Dyden i midten, sagde Fanden, han satte sig mellem to advokater. Det siger Alceste ikke, men det kunne han tænke.”

Virtue in the middle, said the Devil, he sat down between two lawyers. Alceste does not say this, but he might think it.

“... at Ib åbenbart havde det med at omgås tidligere sagførere. Ib kunne sige som fanden, der satte sig mellem to advokater: dyden i midten!”

... that Ib was, apparently, in the habit of socialising with former lawyers. Ib could say like the Devil, who sat down between two lawyers: virtue in the middle!

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

dyrenes konge e- efter sol kommer regn efter tørke kommer væde, efter sorg kommer glæde egen- eks-

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